Question 1

Is there room to upgrade the RAM?

Accepted Answer

Yes!  It comes with 4GB on one memory module and a total of four sockets.  So you can take it up to 16 GB without having to replace any of the present memory.  With the 4 GB it came with it was running at around 60% of memory resources.  I added an additional 4 GB, which also took advantage of the dual channel abilities of the unit, and the used memory resources dropped to just 20%.  This also made the computer run a lot faster.

Question 2

Does this unit have USB 3 ports?

Accepted Answer

Yes it has multiple usb 3 ports on the back - none on the front panel

Question 3

How many drive bays does this have?

Can I add an extra Hard drive?

Accepted Answer

There appears to be an open drive bay under the optical drive with power connector in place.  need sata cable to make the connection though.

Question 4

What software is on this computer?

Accepted Answer

Mine was bare Win 7 install.  Very clean.

Question 5

What the heck is "HP Client Security"? Maybe I'm too inured in the doublespeak age, but the phrase inspires little confidence...

Accepted Answer

HP includes this on their business-targeted laptops and desktops.  If you don't want to use it, you don't have to, but some users might appreciate the tools and their ability to help monitor or even prevent system tampering.

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